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;This is a list of the current recommended Linux distros in their respective categories.
==General use focused==
;These Linux distributions offer a complete Desktop experience with a large user base. [[Linux_guide_for_emulators|guide to setup/download emulators]]
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|[https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ Download]
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 ==Wide range of platforms Gaming focused==;These Linux distributions provide system development environment experiences target to be a complete gaming package. Emulators are not pre-installed on a '''wide range of platforms, including different hardware architectures'''these systems but are easily installed.;:You should probably use [https://www.emudeck.com/ EmuDeck] which is an installation script that helps you get started with emulation on SteamOS-based systems.
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Frontend
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|SteamOS 3|x86|Steam Big Picture|N/A|{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[https://t2sdechimeraos.org/ T2 SDEChimeraOS]|Alpha<br/>ARM<br/>HPPA (incl. HPPA64)<br/>IA64<br/>MIPS<br/>PowerPC (incl. PowerPC-64)<br/>SPARC (incl. SPARC64)<br/>SuperH<br/>x86 (incl. x86-64)<br/>and theoretically any GCC/Linux supported one.|Steam Big Picture|[https://t2sdechimeraos.org/download/ 8.028]
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==[[Emulators on Linux|Emulation focused]]==
;These Linux distributions offer complete emulation packages for PCs, single board computers, consoles and other systems. 
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|[[EmulationStation]] fork
|[https://batocera.org/download {{BatoceraLinuxVer}}]
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|[https://chimeraos.org/ ChimeraOS]
|x86
|Steam Big Picture
|[https://chimeraos.org/download 28]
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|[https://retropie.org.uk/download/ {{RetroPieVer}}]
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==Android==
;[https://www.esper.io/blog/aosp-missing-features-google-gms What does “AOSP Android” really mean?]
 
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!colspan="6"|SteamOS 3AOSP|-! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Architecture! scope="col"|Frontend! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-|LineageOS|x86ARM|Steam Big PictureTrebuchet|N[https:/A/switchroot.org/ 15.1] (<abbr title="based on the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS">[https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#nvidia Switch]</abbr>)<br/>[https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi3/ <small>Raspberry Pi 3 builds</small>]<br/>[https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi4/ <small>Raspberry Pi 4 builds</small>]<br/>[https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi5/ <small>Raspberry Pi 5 builds</small>]|{{✓}} ||{{~}}|};See the [[Android emulators#Hardware features|Hardware features]] and [[Android emulators#Enhancements|Enhancements]] of sections of [[Android emulators]] for Android-x86 and it's forks.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"|-!colspan="6"|Android on x86|-! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Architecture! scope="col"|Frontend! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|BlissOS
|{{~}}<abbr title="Development activity on Android-x86 has significantly slowed down.">*</abbr> ||{{~}}
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Also see the [[Android emulators#Hardware features|Hardware features]] and [[Android emulators#Enhancements|Enhancements]] of sections of [[Android emulators]] for Android-x86 and distros. ==AOSPWide range of platforms focused==[https://www.esperThese Linux distributions provide system development environment experiences on a '''wide range of platforms, including different hardware architectures'''.io/blog/aosp-missing-features-google-gms What does “AOSP Android” really mean?] 
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! scope="col"|Architecture
! scope="col"|Frontend
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|LineageOS|ARM|Trebuchet|[https://switchroott2sde.org/ 15.1T2 SDE] (|Alpha<abbr title="based on the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS"br/>[https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/#nvidia Switch]ARM<br/abbr>HPPA (incl. HPPA64)<br/>[https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi3IA64<br/ <small>Raspberry Pi 3 buildsMIPS<br/small>]PowerPC (incl. PowerPC-64)<br/>[https://konstakangSPARC (incl.com/devices/rpi4SPARC64)<br/ <small>Raspberry Pi 4 buildsSuperH<br/small>]x86 (incl. x86-64)<br/>and theoretically any GCC/Linux supported one.|[https://konstakangt2sde.comorg/devicesdownload/rpi5/ <small>Raspberry Pi 5 builds</small>8.0]|{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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